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Re: interesting TED talk on creativity
I totally get what she's talking about and it's nice to hear some of the feelings I've had be realized and talked about. I've felt like this, and I do feel like it every day, and I couldn't really validate and verbalize it all until I listened to this. I don't mean to sound soft or mushy or anything, but wow, I feel better… -
interesting TED talk on creativity
A friend just sent this to me, I think it's worth sharing. 20 minute lecture on the nature of creativity, nurturing creativity, the artistic ego, why art seems to kill artists... artsy fartsy stuff like that. Mucho recommendo. http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html -
Re: interesting TED talk on creativity
Yeah, that's one part of the speech I'm still trying to process. I'm not sure if she believed there is a separate entity, or if she was simply giving the dark parts of creativity a name. She talked about how it was given the name Ole and genius, and some other superstitions, but I don't think she really stuck to either… -
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One thing she didnt mention is that "artists" as a demographic tend to have a much higher incidence of mental illness than your average Blue Collar Bob. I was reading a good article about that the other day that cited studies and such, wish I could find the link. I think the reason so many great artists kill themselves has… -
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crazyfingers no! thats exactly what you are not supposed to do... thats what she was saying... thanks for sharing the more game oriented thoughts though :) interesting perspective/ideas on the ted talk. -
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I think it has more to do with personal pressure. The desire to do and the ability to do. That doing it involves plenty of failures, and the fear that you are a failure at the thing which you want to do. edit: Pretty much exactly what she said. Good talk. Not so sure about the seperate entity thing, I take it to more mean… -
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I dont think she believed there is a separate entity, not that it matters if she does I've believed stranger stuff. Its just an easier way of approaching it and also its the way of these sorts of presentations talks that they have to dress things up in mysticisms and 3 point plans. It wouldnt sound half as good if she just… -
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I actually like the idea of bearing it on my own shoulders... I see no problems having the responsability/challenge either. Hell, one of the reasons i've gone down this path is because its not a cake walk. It was an interesting point of view but not for me at all... -
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yeah Ferg, saw that a while ago. FAN-TASTIC. the whole matter of not needing something to be rationally, objectively TRUE before you can use it is a fantastic notion in general, i think... as long as one can maintain that perspective of course. ideas are sent to me by aliens who beam them into my head? suuuurre.. why not?
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